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Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University

Dr. Keena Trowell is an Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University. Her research looks at metal-water reactions to produce hydrogen-on-demand. Her other research interests include supercritical water oxidation, sustainable energy carriers, clean energy storage, and energy systems.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Assistant professor, McMaster University

Education

  • 2022 
    McGill University, Doctorate, Mechanical Engineering
  • 2014 
    Concordia University, Bachelor of Engineering

Publications

  • 2023
    Solar PV & e-fuels to decarbonize Canada's domestic & exported Energy, Renewable Energy
  • 2022
    Hydrogen production via reaction of metals with supercritical water, Sustainable Energy & Fuels
  • 2022
    Hydrogen production rates of aluminum reacting with varying densities of supercritical water, RSC Advances
  • 2022
    Aluminum and its role as a recyclable, sustainable carrier of renewable energy, Applied Energy
  • 2020
    The use of supercritical water to enable the catalyst–free oxidation of coarse aluminum, Sustainable Energy & Fuels
  • 2017
    Effect of particle coating on the thermal response of mixtures of micro- and nano-aluminum particles with water, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calimetry

Professional Memberships

  • The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
  • The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Honours

Vanier Scholar